Nutkin House, Loughrigg Park, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0DY Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0149 - TPO application Refused

Proposal

4 x silver birch - reduce trees in height by 2m and prune crowns to balance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
22 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 12

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaMineral Safeguarding Area277
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 140 m away: Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
277Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ambleside built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
TPO application
Postcode
LA22 0DY
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Lakes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ambleside Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 10 days slower than Lake District's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 4% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
254decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026